DAWSON FALLS POWER

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1934, Page 10

DAWSON FALLS POWER

INSTALLATION WORK STARTED. COMMITTEE DOES WORK ITSELF. Dawson falls is a scene of activity with a number of improvements being carried out by the south committee of the Egmont National Park Board. The principal of these is the hydro-electric installation which is well under way and, given reasonable weather, should be completed in between two and three months. It was originally proposed to get the work on the electric scheme done by contract. However, as satisfactory tenders were not forthcoming the committee undertook most of the job itself, though the installation of the generating plant and the wiring of buildings at the resort will be done by contract. Mr. T. R. Overton, engineer to the South-Taranaki Power Board, is supervising the work. Mr. F. W. Pettett is foreman and with eight’more, is camped in one of the Dawson Falls cottages. The track for the pipe line was cut some time ago. The pipes and joints, which were made to the committee’s order at Lower Hutt, are of welded steel. They have been delivered up the track and the laying of the pipes has been commenced. The gang will also build a weir for the intake on the Kapuni Stream and put in the foundations for the power house near the hostel. It has been decided to instal a 10-inch pipe line which was the maximum under consideration. This will give an ample supply of power for an extension of the service already decided upon. The wiring contractor will commence work on Monday. There will be 34 lighting and 21 heating points in the hostel, five lighting and two heating in the nursery, 15 lighting and one heating in the camphouse, four lighting and one heating in’ No. 1 cottage, eight lighting and one heating in No. 2 cottage and five lighting outside. Repairs of a minor mature to the hostel are in hand and will put the building in first-, class order. The two top cottages have been painted. . The committee is in the fortunate position of having the money required for all the works in hand.

SOUTH RURAL CREDIT. MANGAMINGI PERSONAL NEWS. At a meeting of the executive of the Southern Rural Credit Association arrangements were made to hold a smoke concert at Eltham. Mrs. G. H. Brown has returned from Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Turner and Mrs. and Miss Jackson have returned from Whangarei and Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Brown are spending a holiday at Rotorua. Mrs. H. Osborne is an inmate of an Eltham hospital but is progressing satisfactorily. Master Jack Nicholsen, who broke his leg a fortnight ago, is recovering but will not be able to leave hospital for a considerable time.

NORMANBY HORTICULTURAL SHOW. BENEFIT OF ADDITION TO HALL. There was a fair attendance of members at a meeting of the Normanby Horticultural Society on Wednesday night. Mr. T. J. Allan presided. ■ The secretary (Mr. H. D. Hughes) presented the balance-sheet of the last annual show, which showed a slight decrease in gate takings due to the unfavourable weather. Members expressed the opinion. that the show was a success and in the circumstances the financial position was satisfactory. The addition to the hall, which was built by volunteer labour, proved a decided asset and cost the society less than £2O. This outlay would be shortly covered by the saving of the money usually spent in hiring marquees. A working bee would be held shortly to improve • the hall, making it more convenient for entertainments.

The president, secretary and Messrs. E. A. Linn, E. P. Grant and E. Tippett were appointed an entertainment committee. Messrs. Allan, Hughes and Linn were authorised to purchase a piano.

OHANGAI HALL COMMITTEE.

OVER £2O PROFIT ON YEAR.

The annual meeting of the Ohangai hall committee was held on Tuesday night, Mr. G. Harding presiding. Reviewing the year’s work the chairman stated that considering the hard times the committee had done excellently in being able to show a profit of £2O 10s Id. Receipts totalled £52 10s 6d and expenditure £32 Os sd. Cash in hand at the commencement of the year was £lO 18s 5d and at the conclusion £4 7s 9d. The bank overdraft had been reduced from £4O 10s Id to £l3 9s 4d, while the cash in hand would reduce this still further to £9 Is 7d. The following committee Was elected: Messrs. R. Harding, G. Kerrisk, K. Hinga, R. Tamarapa, R. Tonga and J. Trilford. Mr? S. Kerrisk was re-elected auditor, a subsequent meeting iof the committee Mr. G. Kerrisk was appointed chairman, and Mr. J. Trilford re-elected to the position of secretary.

POPPY DAY AT HAWERA.

PUBLIC APPEAL ON APRIL 19.

Tile South Taranaki branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association will make its annual Poppy Day appeal at Hawera on Thursday, April 19, and in.other districts in the South Taranaki area on suitable days before Anzac Day. The appeal of the South Taranaki association is made over an area bounded by Kaponga in the north, Oeo in the west and Kakaramea in the south. The sales outside Hawera are to be controlled chiefly by members of the Women’s Institute and school teachers. The Hawera sales in the busiess area are under the control of the Women’s National Reserve, and a house to house canvas will be undertaken by the V.A.D. branch of the Red Cross Society, assisted by other members of the Red Cross. In South Taranaki approximately £240 was expended last year for the benefit of needy returned soldiers. These disbursements mainly took the form of grants and subsidies on work performed. The net income from Poppy Day collections in the 1933 effort was approximately £6O, the difference of £lBO was provided from reserve funds accumulated in past years. This year the fund opens without any reserve and the indications are that the demands upon it will be as heavy as they were in the previous year.